A federal judge in Boston has lifted a stay that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. This decision allows the Trump administration to move forward with ending TPS for Somalia, potentially exposing affected migrants who lack another lawful basis to remain in the U.S. to deportation.
Background
The Trump administration announced in January that it planned to terminate Somalia’s TPS designation, citing improved conditions in the country. The Supreme Court ruled in June that the TPS statute bars judicial review of certain non-constitutional decisions by the administration to terminate TPS designations.
Plaintiffs challenging the termination of Somalia’s designation argued that the administration’s decision was motivated by bias against non-White immigrants. However, the judge concluded that the Supreme Court’s decision constrained her ability to continue blocking the administration’s action.
The Trump administration’s decision affects several thousand Somali nationals currently living in the United States. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2,471 Somali nationals in the U.S. currently have TPS, while another 1,383 have pending TPS applications.
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